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Container and cap assembly

CA 1285243 C · Owner: General Foods Corporation · Inventors: Kenyon, Maynard Allen 2Nd.

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A reclosable, tamperproof container and cap assembly, wherein the outer leg of the cap is comprised of an upper skirt and a lower skirt the, lower skirt providing the tamperproof means. When the lower skirt is removed, a section of it remains and act as a lifting tab, for easy access to the contents of the container.

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  • Granted June 25, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 25, 2008.
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FiledMay 8, 1987
GrantedJune 25, 1991
Term endedJune 25, 2008
Patent numberCA 1285243 C
Classification (IPC)B65D17/40 +2 more

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1988199119941997200020032006Application filedMay 8, 1987Patent grantedJune 25, 1991Term endedJune 25, 2008

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